DNS on Windows Server 2003, 3rd Edition

Zone Properties

The zone properties window is viewed by selecting a zone on the left and choosing Action → Properties. Unlike resource record properties, some zone information can be changed only from this window. It has five tabs:

General

This window shows the name of the zone’s datafile as well as indicating whether it’s a primary or secondary zone. The type of the zone can be changed from primary to secondary or vice versa. (Dynamic updates and aging/scavenging are advanced topics that we’ll cover in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7, respectively.) The window for the movie.edu zone is shown in Figure 4-33.

Start of Authority (SOA)

This window shows the zone’s SOA record. The display is the same as the window shown way back in Figure 4-19 and is no different than if you double-click the SOA record in the right panel.

Name Servers

We’ve already seen this window—see Figure 4-31.

WINS

The WINS tab is covered in Chapter 11.

Zone Transfers

The Zone Transfers tab and settings are also covered in Chapter 11.

Figure 4-33. Zone properties window, General tab